Vehicle report
2003 KIA SPECTRA
Reported problems
90 complaints · median 54000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 12 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 7 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3 |
| SUSPENSION | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 2 |
| WHEELS:HUB | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.